Rail tie and fastener.



,Eg T. PAYNE a; G. RCOGHRAN..

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. l APPLICATION FILED NOV, 4, 19.11. I.

1,023,871; Patented A111223, 4191.2.

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EDWARD T. PAYNE AND GEORGE F. COCHRAN, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

RAIL TIE`AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 4, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 658,566.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD T. PAYNE andGEORGE F. COCHRAN, citizens of the United States, residing atAlbuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo, State of New Mexico, haveinvented a new and useful Rail Tie and Fastener, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railway ties and to rail fastenersfor use in connection therewith, the device being, more particularly, animprovement upon the structure disclosed in Patent Number 917,118,issued to us on April 6, 1909.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an all metal tiedesirable for use upon all kinds of railway road beds, the constructionof the tie being such as to yieldingly support the rails.

Another object is to provide a metallic railway tie adapted to bestamped from sheet metal and having a novel arrangement of corrugationstherein whereby the tie is reinforced throughout its length, one set ofcorrugations constituting means for preventing the tie from becomingdisplaced laterally relative to the rails.

A further object is to provide improved means, cooperating with the tie,for securing rails in place, said means being so constructed and mountedas to hold the rails positively in position even though the securingbolts should become broken.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement'of parts and in the details of construct-ion hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a tie, partsbeing broken away, there being rails in position on the tie. Fig. 2 isan enlarged vertical longitudinal section through one end portion of thetie. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 41- is asection on line CD Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line E-F Fig. 1. Fig.6 is a perspective view of one of the rail fastening members. Fig. 7 isa section on line Gr-H Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is aperspective view of one of therail fastening bolts and the parts cooperating therewith.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the topplate of the tie, the same having pockets 2 pressed downwardly thereintoat distances apart substantially equal to the distance between the railsX. Parallel channels 3 are pressed into the top plate 1 between thepockets 2 and additional parallel channels 4 are pressed into the topplate between the pockets 2 and the ends of the t-ie. Longitudinal ribsare thus formed along the side edges of the top plate, as indicated at5, theseribs being depressed at the sides of the pockets 2, as shown at6, the length of each depression being slightly greater than the widthof a railkbase. A central rib 6 is formed between the channels 3 and thepockets 2 and an additional rib 7 is formed between the channels et ateach end of the tie. The ribs6 and 7 aline and are of the same crosssectional contour.

The side or longitudinal walls of the tie are formed integral with thetop plate 1, as shown at 8 andare preferably straight from end to end,the lower portions of the said walls being folded inwardly against thebottom portions of the channels 3 and t so as to form the bottom 9 ofthe tie. These inwardly folded portions lap, as clearly shown in Figs.3, 41 and 5, and are corrugated transversely, the inner or uppermostportions of the corrugations contacting with the bottoms of the channels3 and 11 and vof the pockets 2 and thus constituting yielding seatstherefor. The ends of the top plate 1 are folded downwardly to form endwalls 10 the bottom portions of which are bent inwardly under thelapping parts of the bottom 9, as shown at 11. By forming the tiewithtransverse corrugations it will be apparent that after the tie has oncebeen placed on a road bed, the corrugations will prevent it fromcreeping longitudinally. Moreover as the corrugations constitutesupports for the longitudinally extending channel walls, it will beapparent that the tie can be made of comparatively thin metal, thusproviding the necessary elasticity without reducing the eiiiciency ofthe device. Each of the pockets 2 is adapted to receive a cushion block12 of wood or the like, said block having a metal cap 13 upon its upperface and on which the rail X is adapted to bear.

A slot 1% is formed within each end portion of the rib 6 and has notches15 in the side walls thereof. Similar slots 16 are formed within the rib7 close to the pockets 2 and have notches 17 in their side walls. Eachslot Hand 16 is adapted to receive a transversely bowed tongue 18 formedat one end of a rail fastening plate 19. rlhe other end of the plateisadapted to engage a rail X and said plate has a longitudinal slot 2Ofor the reception of the shank 21 of a fastening bolt the head 22 ofwhich is preferably oblong and is of such size as to be easily insertedinto one of the slots 11 and 16 after which, by giving the bolt a onequarter turn, the ends, of the head can be brought into position underthe walls of the slot and thus prevent withdrawal of the bolt from thetie. The head 22 has angular shoulders 23 upon that face thereof fromwhich the shank 21 extends and these shoulders cooperate to formprojections adapted to be seated within opposed notches 15 or 17 whenthe bolt is adjusted so as to bring the head 22 into contact with thenotched walls of the slot 14 or 16. lVith the projections 23 thus seatedin the notches, it will be apparent that the bolt will be held againstrotation. Notches 24: are formed in the shank of the bolt close to theprojections 23 and are adapted to receive a U-shaped clip 25 which, whenin engagement with the shank 21, prevents the bolt from dropping downinto the tie.

, As shown particularly in Fig. 1, two kinds of plates 19 can be used.One of these plates has an upstanding head 2G adapted to bear againstthe web of a rail while the other plate has a fork 27 at one endadapted, when the plate is in position on the base iiange of the rail,to straddle one of the nuts employed for fastening aV fish plate to therail. Forked plates 19 are to be used wherever two rails come togetherupon a tie but at other points along the track, plates such as shown inFig. 2 are to be used. After the tie has been placed in position withthe cushion blocks 12 therein and the rails resting on the blocks, boltsare inserted head first into the slots 14 and 1G and the heads are eachgiven a one-quarter turn so as to bring the angular projections 23 intoregister with opposed notches. The bolts are then drawn upwardly untilstopped by the heads coming into contact with the walls of the slots,this movement bringing the projections 23 into the notches. The U-shapedclips 25 are then placed in engagement with the shanks 21, thussupporting the bolts in proper position. After the bolts have thus beenpositioned, the tongues 1S of the plates 19 are inserted into the slotsso as to engage the walls of opposed notches, it being understood thatthe Shanks 21 of the bolts extend through the slots 20. The plates 19are to be adjusted so as to it snugly against the rails after which bytightening nuts upon the shanks 21, the parts will be held securelytogether.

It will be apparent that the rail fastening means herein described canbe easily adjusted so as to hold rails at any desired distances apartand, should any one of the bolts become broken, the fastening plates 19will prevent the rails from spreading because the tongues 1S continue toengage the notched walls of the slots.

that is claimed is z 1. A metallic railway tie having transversecorrugations in the bottom thereof and longitudinal corrugations in thetop thereof and bearing downwardly upon the transverse corrugations.

2. A metallic railway tie having up er and lower corrugations extendingin di e1'- ent directions respectively and contacting within the tie.

3. A metallic railway tie having upper and lower corrugations extendingin diiferent directions respectively and contacting within the tie,there being cushion receiving pockets in the top of the tie and bearingdownwardly upon certain of the corrugations.

11. A metallic railway tie having transverse corrugations in the bottomthereof and longitudinal corrugations in the top of the tie and bearingdownwardly upon the transverse corrugations, there being pockets withinthe top of the tie, the sides of the tie being depressed at the sides ofthe pockets.

5. A metallic railway tie having transverse corrugations in the bottomthereof and longitudinal corrugations in the top of the tie and bearingdownwardly upon the transverse corrugations, there being pockets withinthe top of the tie, the sides of the tie being depressed at the sides ofthe pockets, cushioning blocks within the pockets, and protecting capsupon said blocks.

G. lA metallic railway tie having transverse corrugations in the bottomthereof, and longitudinal channels in its top, the bottoms of saidchannels bearing within the tie upon the corrugations, there beinglongitudinal ribs between the channels, said ribs being slotted, andmeans engaging the slotted portions of the ribs for securing rails uponthe tie.

7. A metallic railway tie having transverse corrugations in the bottomthereof and longitudinal channels in its top bearing as our own, We havelie'eto affixed our signatures in the presence of t-Wo Witnesses.

EDWARD T. PAYNE. GEORGE F. COCHRAN.

within the tie upon the coriugations, there being longitudinally slottedribs between the Channels, and means adjustably engaging the slottedportions of the ribs for securing 5 rails upon the tie, said meansincluding nut Witnesses:

holding portions. FRANK Woon, In testimony that We claim the foregoingT. J. BRYANT.

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